Spending your fall break at Smith can feel a little surreal. All your friends leave, any semblance of structure is torn from your day, and…
The Sophian
Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh has denied Dr. Christine Ford’s sexual assault allegations since she first brought them before the Senate.
Somto Okonkwo ‘21
Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh has denied Dr. Christine Ford’s sexual assault allegations since she first brought them before the Senate. However, while many in the general population agree that his outright denial is shameful at best, Kavanaugh’s emotional reaction to Christine Blasey Ford’s claims have been the most surprising to the public. This is believed to risk his chances of becoming the next and highest Judge in the US council.
Claudia Olson ’22
Last Tuesday, I went to Mount Holyoke College to see John Kerry talk about his new memoir, Every Day is Extra. The Obama administration’s Secretary of State and 2004 democratic presidential candidate spoke less about his career and more about his coming of age.
Lingchuan Xu ’21 | Features Editor
“China has a constitution, but not necessarily constitutionalism.”
An expert on the relationship between Chinese and American law, Harvard Research Fellow Mark Jia spoke about the law in China today and how America tries to interpret and respond to it. During his talk, he explained the concepts of “constitution” and “constitutionalism” and interpreted these concepts with related cases.
Aries: You will learn the true meaning of a two-week notice. If you’re thinking of taking a break from that work-study position or unpaid volunteer (a-hem, a-hem) fall internship, think again. This week, you’ll be caught in a push-and-pull relationship with forces that are much greater than you. Your one and only consolation and hope will be the gray cat that walks around campus with a leash.
Self-reported feelings of loneliness and difficulty connecting with others seem to be endemic to college campuses over the past couple of years — presumably a combined result of increased usage of social media over recent years and living in Trump’s America. However, the data suggests that these feelings of isolation and emotional malaise are overwhelmingly more prevalent at campuses that more-so favor anonymity, such as day colleges and larger state schools.
Smythology episode 3: Sessions house ghost
Happy Mountain Day! Whether you were upset about having to reschedule an appointment or relieved about having more time to work on that presentation, have you noticed how the non-Smith community’s reacted to Mountain Day? Something along the lines of people expecting you to be working all the time?
Like them or not, you probably have some experience with Alt-J’s music. Whether it’s the mumbled lyrics, the unusual instrumentation or the twee habit of referring to their band as just “∆,” most people who are familiar with the indie music scene immediately recognize Joe Newman’s airy vocals and intertwining harp melodies.